Thanks! I couldn't figure out what the trick might be. I don't know a thing about the 3d paint tool, but I'll definitely check it out.

"Alleged skills"? Very funny!

Ok, here's a slightly better illustration of the UVs, with the cubes sort of the same size and less distorted. But same question...

Newbie question (the first of many):

Can anyone recommend a tutorial or suggest an approach for creating my maps in Photoshop so that things line up on the final model? I'm thinking specifically...